Barry Truax: Riverrun

To get a better feel for the results of Granular Synthesis, I will be exploring the works and methods of established composers known for their implementation of Granular Synthesis. The first composer is Barry Truax and the composition Riverrun:

Also, I have found some information on the production methods of Riverrun, that have proved useful in the design of my Granular Instrument. I was initially intending on sending 8 grain streams to each of the four speakers , given a total at any one time of 32 grain streams. Reading how Riverrun was created has illuminated the possibility of using more grain streams to achieve an interesting output, experimentation will be needed to find the best approach.

Information on how Riverrun was made:

http://www.sfu.ca/~truax/river.html